The raptor

Previously

…A faint nod from Ror was all the acknowledgment they received, but it was enough. It was a crack in the wall of tradition, a whisper of change in the quiet heart of the sanctuary. Skye looked at Kael, a soft chirp of contentment escaping her. The path ahead was uncertain, but for the first time, she felt that her unique feelings, their unique connection, were not a source of shame, but a promise of a stronger, more compassionate future for their kind. The sun dipped below the horizon, casting long, hopeful shadows, and in that twilight, Skye and Kael stood not just as two raptors, but as the dawn of something new.